Reel-carrier.



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\ No. 68u82.V Patented Aug. 27; 190|. w.m. SAME-3.

REEL CARRIER. (Aplicntiun led Aug. `29, 1900.)

V(Nn Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT QEEICE.

WILLIAM M. BARGER, OF WEBSTER CITY, IOVA.

REEL-CARRIER.

` SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,182, dated August27, 1901.

Application led August 29, 1900. Serial No. 28,467. (No model.)

" I To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. BARGER,

` Iacitizen of the United States,residing at Web- I ,I .I ster City, inthecounty of Hamilton and State `of Iowa, have invented a new and usefulReelq I Carrier, of which the followingis a specifica- I y Thisinventionrelates Ito reel-carriers for use in the construction of wirefences,"and has for its object toimprove the construction shown in `myformer patent, No. 567 ,213, granted september 8,1896.

It is furthermore designed to provide improved means for reelingIthewire ontothe spool, so that the wire may be evenly and coni venientlydistributed over the spool.

A further object resides in the provision of an improved winding-headfor the wire-spool,

I so that the turning of the latter may be facilitated, and to arrangefor connecting the wire with the head for stretching the wire when a lfull or nearly full spool is mounted upon the i i I device, so as tohave a rigid connection with I the winding-head, to eectively stretchthe wire for connection with a post, and, finally,

I to arrange the frame of the carrier so as to operate the spool fromthe supporting-wheels of the device and to conveniently anchor the de- 3y t I vice to a post when stretching the wire.

` C "13o I I I present invention consistsin the combinationand'arrangement of parts, as will be herein` `With these and otherobjects in view the Iafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawings,and particularly pointl ffssI size, and minordetails may be made within I the` scope ofthe claims without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the edIout in the appended claims,it being understoodthat changes in the form,proportion,

advantages of the invention.

I In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improvedreel-carrier,showing the I.means forguiding the wire onto the wire spoolor reel. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a detailsectional view of one of the swiveled guide eyes or rings that ismounted ISO upon one of the front corners of the frame of the device.Fig. L LIis a perspective view of the device-,showing the improved headfor connecting the Wire reel or spool to the rotatable shaft and themanner of connecting the wire to said head. Fig. 5 is a detailperspective Referring to the accompanying drawings,

1 and 2 'designate the opposite longitudinall sills, which are connectedby means of the frontIcross-bar 3, the rear cross-bar 4, and theintermediate cross-bar 5, thereby forming the frame of the presentdevice. Thefronts of the sills are supported upon bowed metallic strapsG, secured to the under sides of the front ends of the sills, so as toform runners, andthe rear end of the frame is supported upon theopposite wheels 7, that are carried by a transverse shaft S. This shaftis jour- 4naled in the opposite sills and located between the rear andintermediate cross-bars, and the wheels are located upon the outer sidesof the sills and between the outwardly-projecting ends of the rear andintermediate sills, which are connected by the bars 9, thereby housingand protecting the wheels.

Rising from the sills and located at or adjacent to the intermediatecross-bar are the opposite standards or uprights 1Q, each of which issupported by means of a brace 11,

inclining upwardly from the rear of the frame to the top of thestandard. Secured tothe front sides of the standards are the pairsoflaterally-alined journal-bearings 12 for the i support of thereel-carrying shaft 13. Upon one end of Vthis shaft and adjacent to theouter side of one of the standards is a ratchetwheel 14,? with whichengages a ratchet-pawl 15, pivoted above the ratchet-wheel and upon theadjacent brace 11. Relnovably itted to the adjacent end of the shaft isa sprocketwheel 16, which is driven by an endless sprocket-chain 17,that runs over a sprocketwheel 1S, xed to the adjacent end. of the shaft8. `A reel or spool 19 is mounted to turn with the shaft 13, and woundupon this spool is a bundle of fence-wire 20.

Located below the spool or reel is a wireshifting lever 2l, whichextendslongitudinally of the frame and is fulcrumed 'intermediate of itsends upon the Fintermediate cross-bar, as indicated at 22. `A suitablewear-plate 23 is secured to the top of the intermediate cross-bar, and apair of the pivot- IOO pins 22 rise from this plate, so that thelever 21may be'fulcrumed upon either pin, and a metallic strap 24 connects theupper ends of 'these' pins and extends transversely across the upperside of the lever. Suitable nuts are tted to the upper extremities ofthe pins, so as to removably hold the plate in position. By thisarrangement the shifting-lever may #be adjusted laterally, as may berequired. The forward end of the llever projects a suitable distance infront ofthe spool and is provided with an upstanding roller 25, that ispivotally mounted upon the lever.v The rear end of the lever travelslaterally over the rear cross-bar and is limited in its movement by theopposite stop-pins 26, that rise from the rear cross-bar and areadjustable longitudinally thereof by means of suitable" pel'- forationsformed in the cross-bar. For adjusting the shifting-lever there isprovided an upright lever 27, which has its lower end forked, as-at28,'so as to embrace the rear end of the' shifting-lever. To support theoperating-lever, an inverted substantially U- shaped oryoke-shaped'metal frame 29 is provided with its opposite ends supportedlupon the rear cross-bar and at the outerv sides of the respectivestop-pins 26. The lever is fulcru med intermediate of its ends to theupper 3o transverse'portion of this frame, as'indicated Located adjacentto the forward end of` 4o 35, thereby swiveli-ng the eye or ring to theframe.

For convenience in moving the device any suitabledraft connection 36 maybe provided at the' forward end of the frame.

In using the device to rewind a Wire strandV upon a spool or reel, theadjacent end of the Wire is'passed through one of the guide-eyes 32,then across the roller 25 upon the shift- 1 ing-lever,'and finallyconnected to the spool,

5o after which the device is drawn forwardly,

, taken up by said spool.

soas to turn the spool in the same direction through the medium of theconnections betweeny the spool and the shaft 8, thereby winding the wireupon the spool and the device being advanced as fast as the Wire is Itwill now be apparent that the operating-lever 27 is gradually moved fromone side of the device tothe other, so as to similarly move theshiftinglever 21, and thereby guide the wire properly upon the spool bymeans of the guiding-roller 25, as will be readily understood. Eachguide- .ri-ng 32 is pivotally mounted, so as to conformv to thedirection of the wire as it is guided to the spool by theshifting-lever. It will' be observed that the pivotal support of theguide-eye is in advance of the eye proper,

wire maybe removed from a fence and placed upon theground and then woundupon a spool in a convenient andv effective manner.

To convert the device into a wire-stretcher, as best shown in Fig. 4 ofthe drawings, the

sprocket-chain 17 and the sprocket-wheel 16 are removed, so that thespool-shaft 13 may be operated by hand. device the wire-spool is lixedlyc'onnected'to the'shat't 13 by means.V of opposite heads 36 and .37,which are duplicates, one of which has been illustrated in detail inFigs. 5 and 6. Each'head is formed by a flat metallicplate having twopairs of diametrically opposite arms 38, that are designed to fit datagainst the corresponding arms of the ordinary Wire reel or spool 19.Projecting laterally at the inner side of the plate and from the rearedge of each arm is a stop-lug 39, which is designed to bear against-therear side of the adjacent arm` of the spool, so that the latter isforced toturn with the head. In the outer end of each armf'of the headthere is provided a radial' recess 40, which is spanned at its outer endby a bridge-wall 4'1,.which forms a radial socket 42 for the receptionof one end of a bar or handle 43, whereby the head may be turned in themanner of a hand-operatedwindlass. Between ther center of the head andadjacent to the inner end of each socket there is provided an outwardlydirected hooked lug 44, which has its convex side adjacent to the centerof the head, all of the 1 lugs being arranged in a circular series. The

hub 45 of the head isalso extendedV for a suitable distance'at the outerside thereof and is provided with a perforation 46 for the reception ofa suitable pin or fastening 47 to-fixedly connect the head to thespool-shaft 13.

In using the device asa Wirestretcher,the rear side of one of theprojecting ends of the forward'cross-bar 3, which forms a post-engagingshoulder, is placed against thel adjacent post 48, the cross-barv beingprovided with a toothed plate 49 toprevent the'bar `from slipping uponthe post. A suitableih'andle or bar 431s then placed in one of the'radial sockets of one 'of the heads and employed as a lever to turn thespool or reel,

and thereby wind the wi're'uponV the'latter to stretch that portion ofthe wire lwhich is con- `nected to the fence-posts.

In both forms of the-- IOO IIO

It sometimes occurs that a spool of wire runs out just before reachingafence-post and it becomes necessary to connect a new spool toftheend ofthe wire and then stretch the same' to the post for attachment thereto;In this event it is quite impossible to'properly stretch the wire onaccount of the amount of lwire wound upon the spool. To overcome 1portion of the hub 45, so that the remainder .of the slack may be woundupon the hub. By

this means a firm connection is had between the wire and the head, sothat the wire does lnot slip thereon, but is` effectively wound uponthehub. Also by winding the wire .l "upon the hub a straighter and incredirect pull is obtained upon the wire being stretched, whereby there isno twist or lateral strain i ,l upon the head nor upon the spool, andthere isno danger of breaking the latter. Should I the wire be designedto be fastened to the adl jacent post-as, for instance, an end post- U`the rear cross-bar of the device is run up against thepost, as will beunderstood.

`IVhen it is designed to wind the wire upon `1 fthe spool by hand, thespool-shaft is placed i in the head is provided with a handle bar or inthe uppermost bearings, and each socket i j lever, which is fixedly heldto the head by lmeansofasuitablefasteninginsertedthrough l l an opening50, formed in the bridge or outer `1 t 130 wall of the socket, thelevers being of a length as will pass over the frame without strikingthe same.

` f `The frame of the device is provided with l a convenient tool-box byflooring over that `portion of the frame which lies between the frontand intermediate crossbars,as indicated `at 51, and placing the oppositebeams 52 upon i f the iiooring and between the said cross-bars, j sothat the latter andthe beams form the four 4 sides of the box.

VVhatis claimed isr l. In a device of the class described, the

"combination of opposite longitudinal sills,

front, intermediate and rear cross-bars connecting the sills, the endsof the intermediate and rear cross-bars extending at opposite sides ofthe sills, end bars connecting the adjacent ends of the intermediate andend crossbars, a transverse shaft mounted in the end bars, oppositewheels mounted upon the shaft and located between the adjacent end barsand sills, a `reel-carrying windlass mounted in front of the shaft, asprocket-wheel carried by the windlass, a sprocket-wheel upon the shaft,and a sprocket-chain connecting the two sprocket-wheels.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with 'a frame, ofa reel-carrying windlass mounted thereon, opposite pivotpins rising fromthe frame, a lever removably mounted upon one of the pins, a plateconnecting the pins and extending across the upper side of the lever,removable fastenings holding the plate in place, and a wire-engaga ngguide carried by the forward end of the ever.

3. In a device of the class described., the combination with a frame,and a reel-carrya ing windlass mounted thereon, of a reel-ene gaginghead mounted upon the windlass, and having a concentric series ofwire-engaging lugs projected laterally upon the outer face thereof. -l

4. A reel-engaging head, having a radial series of sockets formed in itsperipheral edge, a cylindrical hub extended at the outer side of thehead, and a concentric series of wire;

